Vent feature protection brackets for electrified vehicle traction battery packs

A traction battery pack, comprising:

• an outer enclosure assembly;
• a vent feature mounted to a portion of the outer enclosure assembly;
• a protection bracket arranged relative to the vent feature and configured to shield the vent feature from debris impingement, wherein the protection bracket includes a polymeric body having a front surface that faces in a direction away from the vent feature, a rear surface that faces in a direction toward the vent feature, and a mounting pad that protrudes outwardly from the rear surface;
• a two-sided adhesive tape secured to the mounting pad and to the portion of the outer enclosure assembly, and
• wherein the protection bracket includes a clipped corner provided on an opposite side of the protection bracket from the mounting pad,
• wherein the front surface of the protection bracket includes an impression adapted for aligning the protection bracket relative to a paint line of the outer enclosure assembly.